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WGUS41 KBOX 292056
FLWBOX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
456 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026
MAC011-013-015-027-300000-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Franklin MA-Hampden MA-Hampshire MA-Worcester MA-456 PM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central and western Massachusetts, including
the following counties, in central Massachusetts, Worcester. In
western Massachusetts, Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire.
* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 456 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in
the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Chicopee, Amherst, Northampton, Greenfield, Orange,
Deerfield, Ludlow, South Hadley, Belchertown, Palmer, Athol,
Ware, Montague, Granby, Barre, Hadley, Warren, West
Brookfield, Sunderland and Brimfield.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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LAT...LON 4245 7267 4274 7278 4274 7275 4273 7273
4273 7272 4273 7257 4273 7246 4272 7234
4272 7228 4272 7222 4272 7216 4217 7223
4220 7253 4241 7265
$$
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